"We frequently share meals with two generations of my husband's family. The older generation only likes their ethnic cuisine and is critical of anything else. The younger generation (my two sisters-in-law, plus their husbands and kids) live on junk food and stuff prepared from a box. My husband and I, on the other hand, love a variety of cuisines, enjoy cooking from scratch and are more health-conscious about ingredients. We avoid seed oils, buy organic products and stay away from heavily processed foods."
"I can put six hours into Julia Child's beef bourguignon and a loaf of homemade bread, and they'd prefer pizza rolls and soda. They won't drink a good wine, but want to shoot cheap whiskey. They prefer brightly colored candy to homemade cupcakes. You might think that maybe our cooking is bad, but the same thing happens when we go to a restaurant that's not fast food. Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Greek, seafood, Creole, it doesn't matter same lack of curiosity or appreciation."
"It's becoming more of an issue for me because I'd hoped to encourage a more adventurous palate in my own kids, not to mention my nieces and nephews, but instead, the opposite is happening. When we go to their house, we always eat whatever they provide and thank them, even if we didn't enjoy it. I even eat dairy at their house without complaints, knowing that it's going to cause me to feel ill later."
Two generations of the husband's family gather for shared meals, with the older generation favoring only their ethnic cuisine and criticizing other foods. The younger relatives subsist on junk food and boxed meals, while the couple prefers diverse cuisine, scratch cooking, organic ingredients, and avoidance of seed oils and processed foods. Elaborate homemade dishes frequently go uneaten, and simple treats like pizza rolls and soda are preferred. Guests often choose cheap whiskey and candy over homemade desserts and fine wine. One host eats dairy despite feeling ill when offered and worries that the children's palates are being shaped toward processed foods.
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